End of the Multimedia Assignment Portion

Well my time has come to a close for the women's lacrosse portion of this blog but if I convinced you at all here are some links to get started.

2009-2010 Schedule:

http://www.goterriers.com/sports/w-lacros/sched/bost-w-lacros-sched.html

First chance to try it out is this Saturday at Noon as the team takes on Notre Dame University at Nickerson Field.

Want more information on about the team and all the players? Check out the Media Guide:

http://www.goterriers.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/bost-w-lacros-0910-media-guide.html

Or if you want to watch the ladies climb up the national polls check out this link:

http://www.laxpower.com/update10/binwom/poll01.php

Thanks for following.

Exclusive Interview with Jenny Taft

I sat down with senior Jenny Taft ('10) to talk about the women's lacrosse team and her experience as a Division 1 athlete.

1.What has been your favorite moment so far as a member of the lacrosse team?

When we beat UNH last season in overtime for America East, it was such an exciting game. But every year getting to know new people on the team has been such a great time. I have had the opportunity to play with some many amazing girls throughout my last four year at BU, and I wouldn't change anything about that experience!

2.What is one thing about lacrosse that most people don't know?

I think it is important for people to realize that lacrosse is a fast moving sport and it is also high scoring. People often don't realize how fun lacrosse is to watch!

3. Did being the daughter of a professional athlete influence you towards playing sports competitively in any way?

My Dad never pushed my brother or I into sport, we both just really wanted to be athletes. My mom was a speed skater, so skating was always in the picture. I actually started as a figure skater, but eventually picked ice hockey. Either way, my dad would have supported me. It's great to have my Dad around to talk sports, at first he didn't know as much about lacrosse, but over break I have taught him how to play to help me practice!

4. Why lacrosse and not ice hockey or tennis (the other two sports she played in high school)?

I grew up playing ice hockey and I still love skating. I considered playing D1 hockey, but at the end of the day I knew that I wanted to go to a school where I loved the school first and then picked a sport. In Minnesota lacrosse was a new sport, and I wanted to prove that you could still be a good lacrosse player, even if you were from the midwest.

5. What made you choose BU over other Division 1 programs?

I knew that the COM school at BU was a perfect fit for me, and I am still so happy about my decision. I looked at other schools where I could have played hockey or lacrosse but the schools didn't offer the same education programs as BU. I knew I was taking a chance coming to BU and trying to walk on to the lacrosse team, but at the end of the day, it really worked out.

A Plea to Reasoning: Why You Should Give This Team A Chance

They may not be the Men's Hockey team, but after this year's rollercoaster performance that has involved as many lows as highs that may not be a bad thing. Boston University's lacrosse team is just as successful though year in and year out and here are four reasons to go out and support them:

1. This team wins and wins often. Over the past seven years the lacrosse team has compiled a 100-24 record. But as good as that is, it pales in comparison to their record at the friendly confines of Nickerson Field: 58-4. That's right they average about a loss at home every two years, chances are pretty good you're going to at least see the Terriers win.

2. It's not every team on campus that has it least one national player of the year award candidate. This year the Terriers Tewaarton Award Nominee (Player of the Year) is senior McKinley Curro ('10). Last year Curro was named an All-American after finishing with 40 goals and 31 assists. And it's not like this is a new thing, as Sarah Dalton ('09) was a nominee for the award the past two years following in a long line of elite players donning the scarlet and white.

3. If there's one thing you should know about women's lacrosse there's a lot of scoring. BU is averaging nine goals a year this year in five games, their opponents are scoring over eight goals a game. 17 goals a game, with back and forth action? For those fans who are just interested in highlight plays and lots of scoring you can't hate that.

4. When I asked Jenny Taft ('10), a member of the team why students should go, this was her pitch:

"Lacrosse games are high energy, intensity, and fun! We have a great team this year and so far it has been an exciting year. We love having fans at our games because it always helps get everyone's energy up... and we will play rain or shine - so having those fans even when it isn't great weather always helps too!"

So there you have it four reasons for you to trek down to West Campus and bask in the sun while watching a winning product and a fun sport. Just give it a try.

Coach Elizabeth Robertshaw Postgame Thoughts

Terriers coach Elizabeth Robertshaw breaks down the Terriers 9-5 win over the Brown Bears.Robertshaw specifically talks about the shift in her team's play from the first half to the second.

Strong Second Half Helps Terriers Down Brown

By Seth Orensky

As the halftime horn blared the 12th ranked Lady Terriers (2-0) walked off the field with their heads down and into a collective mass around head coach Elizabeth Robertshaw. Trailing 4 to 3 to the Brown Bears they knew they shouldn’t be losing to a Brown team that was unranked. They knew that they had been outhustled and outplayed at points by a team that had less talent. And they knew that they did not want to disappoint their parents and friends who had come out to support them in their home opener despite the snow flakes, high winds and freezing temperatures.

But while the other twenty-three players listened quietly to Robertshaw’s advice it was senior goalkeeper Rachel Klein (’10) who took it into her own hands to change the game. Klein made all five of her saves in the second half and scrambled all over the field for the Terriers as they pulled away for a 9-5 victory.

“Defensively Rachel Klein was fantastic. She just came alive, we unfortunately put Brown on the line a little too much but Rachel was wonderful,” coach Robertshaw said. “I thought she played one hell of a 2nd half.”

While Klein provided the defensive theatrics, the Terriers scored six straight goals in the second half to take control of the game including three from sophomore midfielder Hannah Frey (’12). Frey led the Terriers with four goals and an assist after having to sit out the team’s first game with an injury.

“She’s [Frey] had a great preseason and so we were looking forward to getting her back in,” Robertshaw said. “She’s confident, the kid just in practice she shows the intensity, the confidence and the scoring power and she did it today. And so when the ball’s in her stick and I told her I want it in your stick, I knew she was going to score.”

After BU took early 1-0 and 3-2 leads, Brown (1-1) stormed back with two goals in the last minute of play to take the lead into halftime. Senior midfielder Kara Kelley (’10) tied the game at three with 1:03 left in the half before junior midfielder Alexa Caldwell (’11) gave Brown the lead off a free position shot with 16 seconds left. The midfielder started off ten feet away from Klein as the whistle blew and took three steps before burying her shot in the top right corner over Klein’s stick. Unfortunately for the Bears it would be the last shot Klein would let go by for nearly thirty minutes.

BU jumped on the Bears early in the second half as the Terriers scored three goals in the first five and a half minutes opening up a two goal lead. But the game changed right after the Terriers third goal of the half.

With Brown controlling the ball for over 2 minutes and circling Klein’s cage, the senior captain made her first two saves of the afternoon both off point blank saves including one of a free possession shot. Twice Klein found herself out of her net trying to intercept the ball when Brown got a shot on net only to be denied by a BU defender. The defensive stand and Klein’s assertive play seemed to energize the Terriers and deflate the pesky Brown squad.

“It’s been something [Klein’s aggressive play] that if she’s confident in it we’re 100% behind her and Anne encourages her to do that, her goalkeeper coach,” Coach Robertshaw said. “And the defense plays off it, I think you see when she goes out and makes those interceptions or goes for those risks, the entire team is behind her. It really lifts the team up and that’s something I’m going to look for her to keep doing.”

With Klein’s aggressive defense preventing Brown from making a comeback, the Terriers dominated the ball and the scoreboard. Frey scored her third and fourth goals of the night in a span of forty three seconds, to put the game out of reach with 11 minutes to go. Two late goals, one by each team, rounded out the scoring, as the Terriers celebrated their first home game since they won the America East Tournament at Nickerson Field last May.

The Terriers next game will be this Sunday at Nickerson Field against William and Mary University at 1PM.

For stats from this game go to: http://www.goterriers.com/sports/w-lacros/stats/030310aaa.html.

Or for highlights go to: http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=bost&media=171735.

Women's Lacrosse vs Brown Live Blog

Women’s Lacrosse Preview: BU vs. Brown University

Terriers Look To Win Second Consecutive Home Opener

By Seth Orensky

The #10/11 Boston University Women’s Lacrosse team hosts the Brown University Bears in the Terriers home opener Wednesday at 4pm at Nickerson Field. Boston U opened their 2010 campaign with a 10-8 victory last Wednesday against the University of Massachusetts. Wednesday’s game will be the Terriers first game at home since they won the America East Championship last May against the University of New Hampshire.

Brown and Boston U have played four times since 2002 with the Terriers holding a three to one edge. The Bears will look to get some revenge after the Terriers blew them out 16-4 the last time the two teams met in March of 2008. In that game, BU jumped out to a 10-3 lead at half time and never looked back cruising to a big road victory.

In the Terriers season opener against UMASS, Senior attacker Traci Landy (’10) scored four goals and freshman attacker Danielle Etrasco (’13) added 3 more as BU held on for a 10-8 victory. Etrasco was named America East Rookie of the Week for her performance as she added an assist to go along with her trio of goals. Senior goalie Rachel Klein (’10) earned America East Defensive Player of the Week as she made eight saves on 16 shots in stopping the Minutemen from making a late rally.

Although the Terriers came out strong offensively in their first game, the team is still searching for an offensive identity. Without last year’s leading scorer Sarah Dalton ('09), the all-time leading scorer in BU history, the team does not have a clear number one scorer. Coach Elizabeth Robertshaw says she is confident that the team will find a way to score because of their bevy of experienced players at the attacker position. The possible solutions include last year’s second leading scorer senior McKinley Curro ('10) (71 points, 40 goals), Landy (63 points, 56 goals) the team’s second leading goal scorer last year and Etrasco who was a Lacrosse All-American last year at Massapequa High School in New York.

On the other side, Brown returns two of its top three scorers from a team that finished 7-8 last season. The Bears started off the season with a bang fighting through snowy conditions to take down Sacred Heart University 14-6. Brown outshot Sacred Heart 32-13 in the contest as the Bears scored the first two goals of the game and never looked back.

Sophomore attackers Katelyn Caro (’12) and Kaela McGilloway (’12) will be relied upon to improve upon their stellar freshmen campaigns when they tied for the team lead in points with 29. Another second year player, goalie Isabel Harvey (’12) will be an integral part of the team this season as she won the starting goalie competition. Harvey in the team’s first game made four stops to help the Bears win easily.

To listen to the game go to http://wtbusports.com/ and click on the alternate stream. If you can’t listen along or even if you can and want to get more information, check out my liveblog as I’ll be breaking down all the action.

BU Women's Lacrosse: The Most Successful Team You Don't Know About

Hello everyone my name is Seth Orensky and this is my blog on the BU Women's Lacrosse Team for my multimedia journalism class. Over the course of the next week I'll be covering the lacrosse team and trying to convince people why they should follow this team. Although the team is a perennial favorite and always is ranked among the top teams in the land, nobody seems to take any notice. Well that's about to stop, or it least I'm going to do my best to get people interested. Over the next week I'm going to cover the team, interview players and coaches and set out my argument why you should actually pay attention. Thanks for your support and I hope you enjoy following along.

As a note all photos on this website are taken from the Boston University Athletics website unless noted otherwise.